Nellore, Andhra Pradesh
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Nellore Simhapuri | |
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 Clockwise from top left: Nellore City View, Narayana Colleges, A Ship at Krishnapatnam Port, Gopuram of Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, Nellore. | |
  Nellore Location in Andhra Pradesh, India  Nellore Nellore (Andhra Pradesh) | |
| Coordinates: 14°27′N 79°59′E / 14.45°N 79.99°ECoordinates: 14°27′N 79°59′E / 14.45°N 79.99°E ⧼validator-fatal-error⧽ | |
| Country | India |
| State | File:Andhraseal.pngAndhra Pradesh |
| District | Nellore |
| Incorporated (Municipality) | 1 November 1866 |
| Incorporated (Corporation) | 2004 |
| Named for | Indian gooseberry |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Corporation |
| • Body | Nellore Municipal Corporation |
| • MP | Adala Prabhakara Reddy |
| Area | |
| • City | 97.52 km2 (37.65 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • City | 505,258 |
| • Rank | 4th (in AP) |
| • Density | 5,200/km2 (13,000/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 558,548 |
| Demonym(s) | Nellorean |
| Literacy | |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 524001-524005 |
| Area code(s) | +91–861 |
| Vehicle registration | AP-26 |
| Website | nellore |
Nellore is a city located on the banks of Penna River,[3] in Nellore district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.[4] It serves as the headquarters of the district, as well as Nellore mandal and Nellore revenue division.[5] It is the fourth most populous city in the state. It is at a distance of 700 km from Visakhapatnam and about 170 km north of Chennai, Tamil Nadu and also about 380 km east-northeast of Bangalore, Karnataka. Nellore City accounts for 65% of the urban population of Nellore District.
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Integrated Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Management Project" (PDF). Swachha Andhra Corporation. Government of Andhra Pradesh. October 2016. p. 20/4. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ↑ Ravikiran, G. "Fertile lands turning into concrete jungle". The Hindu. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- ↑ Ravikiran, G. "Lakhs celebrate 'gobbemma festival'". The Hindu. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- ↑ "District Census Handbook – Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore" (PDF). Census of India. p. 25. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
- ↑ "District Census Hand Book : Guntur (Part A)" (PDF). Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations, Andhra Pradesh. 2011. p. 164. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
